In its most recent earnings report, SeaWorld revealed it was not happy with results for the quarter, with plans to further slash costs while attempting to reshape itself following several years of turmoil.

Speaking during an earnings call, CEO Joel Manby said this action, however, would not affect the company’s long-term development plans.

“We're still moving forward in China,” he said. “We have light design work going on, but, really, it's a three-year study to figure out what is our process, what is our priority in China. We're looking at both FEC and theme park, and that's all actively ongoing. We hope to have an official agreement similar to what we had in Abu Dhabi as soon as possible.”

As part of the share purchase deal, two ZZG executives have joined SeaWorld’s board of directors. They are Yoshikazu Maruyama, president of the firm’s US operations, and chief strategy officer Wang Yongli, who has experience in global themed entertainment and business development in China.

“They're extremely good board members,” said Manby, commenting on the appointments. “They are very engaged and they want to see SeaWorld do well, and not only in the United States but also in China.”

In its most recent earnings report, SeaWorld revealed it was not happy with results for the quarter, with plans to further slash costs while attempting to reshape itself following several years of turmoil.

Speaking during an earnings call, CEO Joel Manby said this action, however, would not affect the company’s long-term development plans.

“We're still moving forward in China,” he said. “We have light design work going on, but, really, it's a three-year study to figure out what is our process, what is our priority in China. We're looking at both FEC and theme park, and that's all actively ongoing. We hope to have an official agreement similar to what we had in Abu Dhabi as soon as possible.”

As part of the share purchase deal, two ZZG executives have joined SeaWorld’s board of directors. They are Yoshikazu Maruyama, president of the firm’s US operations, and chief strategy officer Wang Yongli, who has experience in global themed entertainment and business development in China.

“They're extremely good board members,” said Manby, commenting on the appointments. “They are very engaged and they want to see SeaWorld do well, and not only in the United States but also in China.”